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Shupe Run
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Location of Shupe Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Borough Mount Pleasant
Physical characteristics
Main source Sherrick Run divide
about 0.25 miles north of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
1,120 ft (340 m)
40°10′07″N 079°32′02″W / 40.16861°N 79.53389°W / 40.16861; -79.53389
River mouth Jacobs Creek
Buckeye, Pennsylvania
1,037 ft (316 m)
40°07′30″N 079°32′11″W / 40.12500°N 79.53639°W / 40.12500; -79.53639
Length 3.08 mi (4.96 km)
Basin features
Progression south
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Royal State Street, Castle Lane, State Street, Slope Hill Road, E Main Street, Cooks Way

Shupe Run is a 3.08 mi (4.96 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Shupe Run rises about 0.25 miles north of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Buckeye.

Watershed

Shupe Run drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 42.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 415.01, and is about 20% forested.

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